Vold's theoretical criminology / Jeffrey B. Snipes, San Francisco State University, Thomas J. Bernard, The Pennsylvania State University, Alexander L. Gerould, De Anza College.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Snipes, Jeffrey B., author.

Bernard, Thomas J., author.

Gerould, Alexander L., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminal anthropology.

Criminology.

Deviant behavior.

Social conflict.

Physical Description:

xiv, 416 pages ; 25 cm

Edition:

Eighth edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, [2019]

Summary:

"The standard text in the field, Vold's Theoretical Criminology is universally known by scholars in the discipline. Taking a largely historical approach, it discusses both classic and contemporary theories, presenting historical context and empirical research for each one. The book concludes with a chapter on assessing theories and their policy implications"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Theory And Crime

Spiritual Explanations

Natural Explanations

Scientific Theories

Causation in Scientific Theories

Three Categories of Criminological Theories

Key Terms

Discussion Questions

ch. 2 Theory And Policy In Context

Crime in the United States: The Past Half-Century

Two Opposing Narratives of the Crime Wave

Explaining the 1990s Decline

The City That Became Safe

Conclusions

ch. 3 Classical Criminology

The Social and Intellectual Background of Classical Criminology

Beccaria and the Classical School

The Neoclassical School

From Classical Theory to Deterrence Research

Nagin's Review of Deterrence Research

Rational Choice and Offending

Routine Activities and Victimization

Focused Deterrence: Operation Ceasefire

ch. 4 Biological Factors And Criminal Behavior

Background: Physical Appearance and Defectiveness

Lombroso, the Born Criminal, and Positivist Criminology

Goring's Refutation of the Born Criminal

Body Type Theories

Family Studies

Early Twin and Adoption Studies

Maoa: The Warrior Gene

Hormones

The Central Nervous System

The Autonomic Nervous System

Environmentally Induced Biological Components of Behavior

Epigenetics and the Role of Heritability Studies in Biosocial Criminology

ch. 5 Psychological Factors And Criminal Behavior

Intelligence and Crime: Background Ideas and Concepts

IQ Tests and Criminal Behavior

Delinquency, Race, and IQ

Interpreting the Association Between Delinquency and IQ

Personality and Criminal Behavior

-Sigmund Freud and Psychoanalysis

Research Using Personality Tests

Psychopathy and Antisocial Personality Disorder

Clinical Prediction of Future Dangerousness

Actuarial Prediction of Later Crime and Delinquency

Depression and Delinquency

Impulsivity and Crime

Moffitt's Life-Course-Persistent Offenders

Policy Implications of Personality Research

ch. 6 Durkheim, Anomie, And Modernization

Emile Durkheim

Crime As Normal in Mechanical Societies

Anomie as a Pathological State in Organic Societies

Durkheim's Theory of Crime

ch. 7 Strain Theories

Robert K. Merton and Anomie in American Society

Cohen's Middle Class Measuring Rod

Cloward and Ohlin's Typology of Gangs

1960s Strain-Based Policies

The Decline and Resurgence of Strain Theories

Agnew's General Strain Theory

Messner and Rosenfeld's Institutional Anomie Theory

Conclusion

ch. 8 Neighborhoods And Crime

The Theory of Human Ecology

Research in the Delinquency Areas of Chicago

Policy Implications

Residential Succession, Social Disorganization, and Crime

Sampson's Theory of Collective Efficacy

Crime in Public Housing

Social Disorganization and Crime in Rural Areas

Expanding Interest in Neighborhood Social Processes

ch. 9 Learning Theories

Basic Psychological Approaches to Learning

Tarde's Laws of Imitation and Bandura's Social Learning Theory

Sutherland's Differential Association Theory

Research Testing Sutherland's Theory

The Content of Learning: Cultural and Subcultural Theories

The Learning Process: Akers's Social Learning Theory

Assessing Social Learning Theory

Athens's Theory of Violentization

Katz's Seductions of Crime

Labeling Theories

Implications

ch. 10 Control Theories

Early Control Theories: Reiss to Nye

Matza's Delinquency and Drift

Hirschi's Social Control Theory

Assessing Social Control Theory

Gottfredson and Hirschi's A General Theory of Crime

Assessing Gottfredson and Hirschi's General Theory

ch. 11 Conflict Criminology

Early Conflict Theories: Sellin and Void

Conflict Theories in a Time of Conflict: Turk, Quinney, and Chambliss and Seidman

Black's Theory of the Behavior of Law

A Unified Conflict Theory of Crime

Values And Interests in Complex Societies

Patterns of Individual Action

The Enactment of Criminal Laws

The Enforcement of Criminal Laws

The Distribution of Official Crime Rates

Testing Conflict Criminology

Minority Threat Theory

The Processing of Individuals Through the Justice System

ch. 12 Marxist, Postmodern, And Green Criminology

Overview of Marx's Theory

Marx On Crime, Criminal Law, and Criminal Justice

The Emergence of Marxist Criminology

Marxist Theory and Research On Crime

Overview of Postmodernism

Postmodern Criminology

Green Criminology

ch. 13 Gender And Crime

The Development of Feminist Criminology

Schools of Feminist Criminology

Gender in Criminology

Why are Women's Crime Rates So Low?

Why Are Men's Crime Rates So High?

The Narrowing of the Gender Gap in Violence

ch. 14 Developmental And Life-Course Theories

The Great Debate: Criminal Careers, Longitudinal Research, and the Relationship Between Age and Crime

Criminal Propensity Versus Criminal Career

The Transition to Developmental Criminology

Three Developmental Directions

Thornberry's Interactional Theory

Sampson and Laub's Age-Graded Theory of Informal Social Control

Tremblay's Developmental Origins of Physical Aggression

Future Directions in Developmental and Life-Course Criminology

ch. 15 Integrated Theories

Elliott's Integrated Theory of Delinquency and Drug Use

The Falsification Versus Integration Debate

Braithwaite's Theory of Reintegrative Shaming

Tittle's Control Balance Theory

Differential Social Support and Coercion Theory

Bernard and Snipes's Approach to Integrating Criminology Theories

Agnew's General Theory

Robinson's Integrated Systems Theory

What is the State of Criminological Theory?

How Should Theory Be Most Relevant to Policy?.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Bernard, Thomas, Vold's theoretical criminology

ISBN:

9780190940515

0190940514

OCLC:

1121423651

Publisher Number:

99993782135